If orgs focus on national case placement, as a KPI proxy for representation, they may in fact be reducing the representation they are trying to promote" The National Case Placement Model (As always, I'm jumping straight into the weeds, as this blog is for advocates who already care.) A collaborative law model - I'll call it "national case placement" or "scalable case placement model," for …
The limitations of collaborative advocacy in Houston
If we think we are losing, innovation can't be a hoped-for outcome. Rather, a full strategic remaking must become our innovation. Duck Duck Goose: A Signal for Strategic Re-Examination There was a gathering of collaborative immigration defense practitioners in Houston sometime ago, and I was lucky enough to listen in as the best and most experienced practitioners in the field convened to …
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The big needs of big immigration advocacy
On June 27, 2014, the AILA-AIC (+ Innovation Law Lab) Artesia Pro Bono Project came to life. It was the first massive collaborative representation project in the country. We are all living the reality of what happened in subsequent years, and so I'll skip the full summary of Artesia, because it can be found in the Artesia Report, put together by Stephen Manning and the Law Lab team. What I'm …
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Introduction to the Big Advocacy Blog
What this is about: A blog about Big Immigration Advocacy for people who already give a damn In the Big Immigration Advocacy Blog I will be writing about the unfolding movement of immigration advocates building a new generation of organizations for the improvement of immigrant and refugee lives through the leveraging of collaborative technology, data & analytics, and new systems of …
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DWI Arrest – the Ultimate FAQ for 2019
What happens if you are the subject of a DWI arrest or a suspicion of a DWI? A DWI arrest is probably the most damaging event in the immigrant community, because a DWI arrest both carries potentially catastrophic immigration consequences and is relatively common compared to other crimes and offenses that carry similarly harsh immigration penalties. For non-immigrants, too, a DWI arrest is …
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Marriage based interview experience in 2019: Three more tips for the USCIS marriage interview
I've received a lot of marriage based interview experience in 2019, and in this blog post I want to share my thoughts on what to avoid in an I-130/I-485 bona fide marriage interview. When your spouse petitions for you, you and your spouse will likely have an interview with a USCIS officer. If after the interview, the officer has doubts about whether the marriage is bona fide, they may test you. …
